Hindi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian فرات (furāt), from Arabic الْفُرَات (al-furāt), ultimately from Akkadian 𒀀𒇉𒌓𒄒𒉣 (ÍDPurattu). Compare Bengali ফোরাত (forat), Punjabi ਫ਼ਰਾਤ (farāt).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /fə.ɾɑːt̪/, [fɐ.ɾäːt̪], /pʰə.ɾɑːt̪/, [pʰɐ.ɾäːt̪]
  • Rhymes: -ɑːt̪

Proper noun

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फ़रात (farāt? (Urdu spelling فرات)

  1. (~ नदी) Euphrates (a river in the Middle East, 2780 kilometers in length, flowing southwest from Turkey, then southeast, and uniting with the Tigris before entering the Persian Gulf)
    Synonym: महानद (mahānad)

Declension

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This proper noun needs an inflection-table template.